WA HB2545

Expands elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) beyond hospitals to ambulatory surgical facilities by requiring the Department of Health to establish certificate of need criteria for these outpatient settings

Department of Health must adopt rules for ambulatory surgical facility PCI by July 1, 2027

Maintains existing requirement for certificate of need criteria for hospitals performing elective PCI without on-site cardiac surgery capability

Requires an independent evidence-based review before rulemaking, examining access to care, patient safety, quality outcomes, costs, and cardiac care system stability

Review must ensure University of Washington academic medical center maintains sufficient elective coronary intervention volumes for cardiologist training accreditation requirements